After Waking up Beside the Villain

The faint sound of bead curtains entered my ears trivially.

The eyelids were brightened by the morning light, and the slightly drowsy mind gradually woke up.

Chu Yunsheng turned over from the bed in the side hall, and the charcoal basin not far from the footstool was piled with silver frost charcoal, radiating warmth harmoniously.Outside a large screen stood the shadows of several palace attendants, someone seemed to be talking in a low voice, the whispers were slight.

At this time, there was no clock to record the time, and Chu Yunsheng was not very good at reading the sky, so he got up and changed his clothes while asking outside: "What time is it?"

The palace people outside seemed to be startled, and soon a young eunuch with quick hands and feet stepped in quickly, and said respectfully in a low voice: "My lord, the hour is almost here."

Chu Yunsheng still had tiredness in his eyes, he fended off the hands of the palace servants who came to serve the changing clothes, and said calmly: "This king comes by himself. Has the Zhaoyang Hall started?"

The little eunuch said: "Your Majesty got up early and is waiting outside."

Chu Yunsheng sat down, let the palace man tie his hair, and raised his eyes a little when he heard the words: "The ginger tea and snacks that the king ordered yesterday, let's take them out first."

The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses and hurriedly retreated.

On the palace road outside, many palace people were sweeping the snow.

It was still dark in winter, and the emperor's Luanjia was parked under the steps of Zhaoyang Hall, and someone had already erected a thick curtain.

Lu Fenglou slowly walked out of the hall with the stove in his hands, with a casual posture, he looked more like someone's dandy than the lord of a country.As soon as he got into Luanjia, Lu Fenglou saw a steaming plate of dim sum and a bowl of ginger tea on the small tea table inside the car.

As if a dark cloud suddenly weighed down, Lu Fenglou's weary and careless brows sharpened, and he held down the tea bowl and slammed it out.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

The old eunuch asked De Putong and knelt outside: "This refreshment...is sent by the regent just now."

Lu Fenglou looked at the wet marks on the edge of his robe sleeves where the tea splashed, his eyes were deep and gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.After a while, he laughed abruptly, and said: "I have to tell the teacher, I'm getting old and weak, and I'm no longer a kid who has to fight for tea in the morning."

Wende knelt down on the ground, not daring to speak.

The atmosphere around this luanjia suddenly became depressing, only the howling cold wind was left in shock.

But soon, the arrival of Chu Yunsheng broke the stagnation.

He imitated the style of his original body, and boarded Lu Fenglou's Luanjia without the slightest restraint.As soon as I went up, I saw a piece of water stains and half a plate of snacks missing.The little emperor on the Luanjia seemed to be asleep, leaning on the soft pillow with his eyes closed, not aware of Chu Yunsheng's arrival.

Lu Fenglou ascended the throne at a young age, coupled with the death of both parents, the court was unstable, and he often lost control of his emotions.Chu Yunsheng would often follow Luanjia, firstly for the little emperor's safety, and secondly to teach the little emperor some strategies to deal with civil and military officials.

But people can't stand the test of time.

Chu Yunsheng has been sitting on the Luanjia for many years.

Luanjia lifted it up wobbly, and headed towards the Tai Chi Hall.

Chu Yunsheng didn't want to wake up Lu Fenglou, because even if he woke up, he didn't know what to say to Lu Fenglou.Lu Fenglou's personality is different from the lovers he met in the previous few worlds. He represents complete defense and impermanence.

And at this plot point, the relationship between Chu Yunsheng and Lu Fenglou is about to enter a real freezing point.

The teacher-student friendship in childhood, the indifference and defensiveness in adolescence, and the suspicious temptations and tit-for-tat that have gradually emerged in recent years will all be brutally exposed in the near future.

The harmonious compromise on the surface and the intensification inside will explode sooner or later.

And if it is not handled properly, the ending between Chu Yunsheng and Lu Fenglou, I am afraid there will only be one life and death.

As for seeking to usurp the throne, Young Emperor You Prison——

Chu Yunsheng had such a dream last night when he was self-reliant, but it was just a colorful dream.It is shameful to cut off other people's lives just for one's own selfish desires.

Hundreds of officials lined up outside the Tai Chi Hall and entered one after another.

When Luanjia was about to stop, Lu Fenglou woke up.He glanced at Chu Yunsheng sitting beside him, and smiled: "Teacher, did you sleep well last night?"

Chu Yunsheng was thinking of the colorful dream and his aching hands, when he heard this, he glanced at Lu Fenglou: "Not good."

After speaking, he lifted the curtain and went down first.

Lu Fenglou was stunned when he heard that.

He just asked casually, but he didn't expect Chu Yunsheng to say something to him.

Moreover, I don't know if it was his illusion, he always felt that there seemed to be some resentment and aggrieved emotions in the word "regent is not good", but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unreasonable, and he couldn't help wondering whether it was his little actions that were punished. Chu Yunsheng found out, and Chu Yunsheng used this to warn himself.

Turning his mind like this, Lu Fenglou was also surrounded by palace people and entered the Tai Chi Hall.

Chu Yunsheng didn't know that his little emperor had imagined that there was always a prince who wanted to harm me.

After he got off the Luanjia, he walked around to the front of the Taiji Hall, followed all the officials into the hall, and reached the head of the military officer.

Although the Prince Regent Chu Yunsheng was tall and handsome, fair and clean, he was a real general.Back then, he entered the palace as a companion and skipped classes with the late emperor, but he was someone who could overpower the former guards with the body of a young man.It's just that the older you are, the more you like to play tricks, even if you go to the front line, you seldom go into battle.

Unlike Baiguan, Chu Yunsheng had a four-clawed dragon chair on his seat, showing his status as a man under one man and above ten thousand people.

Chu Yunsheng was not polite, and sat down when he saw the chair, and only got up to pay his respects when Lu Fenglou came in to announce the court.

"If you have something to play, if you have nothing to do, you will retreat—!"

The old eunuch Wende's voice was sharp and resounding, resounding through the Tai Chi Hall.

Lu Fenglou leaned on the dragon chair, eyes half closed, looking lazy.

The civil and military officials seemed to be used to Lu Fenglou's courting attitude, and they came out one by one as if following a script that had been arranged, and began to play some trivial matters.Lu Fenglou only needs to hum, and he has heard it. How to deal with these matters, who will deal with them, and no one will ask him.

Chu Yunsheng only listened for a while, and then roughly analyzed the situation in the court.

Now those who take turns to power can be divided into four forces.

One is Chu Yunsheng, the regent's own person, who has both civil servants and generals, and seems to be the biggest force in the court.

The second is people from aristocratic families.

The dynasty may change, and the aristocratic family lasts for thousands of years.The aristocratic family of the Jin Dynasty was left over from the previous dynasty, and there were four surnames in total, which corresponded to Zhao Qian, Sun Li, who had a hundred surnames.These four families supported the reckless Emperor Jin Yuan to overthrow the old dynasty. The power of the nobles and heroes in the court can be said to be deeply entrenched and intertwined, and their influence affects the whole body.On the surface, it seems that there are not many people who entered the court as officials, but all kinds of important industries in the entire Jin Dynasty are controlled by people from aristocratic families. It can be said that if Chu Yunsheng or Lu Fenglou directly went to war with the aristocratic families, it would be no different. Yu cut off the water and committed suicide.

So in fact, the most powerful in this court is the aristocratic family.

As for the third one, it is Bei Hanfeng, Mu Qingjia and other forces that have their own ideas, or have ties to the enemy country Da Zhou.And the fourth one is Lu Fenglou himself.

At any rate, he has been an emperor for more than ten years, and his brains are up to standard. Lu Fenglou is not really a puppet at the mercy of others.It's just that whether in the eyes of Chu Yunsheng or the aristocratic family, this little thing about Lu Fenglou is just like puppies and cats messing around. It doesn't attract much attention, and it's not worth dealing with.

However, the opinion about Lu Fenglou is from the original person. Dr. Chu has watched the plot by himself, and with the contact with Lu Fenglou, he doesn't think that the little emperor is really a kitten or a puppy.

Even if it is, it can only bite to death. A kitten or dog with the ambition of tiger and wolf will occasionally stab out its sharp claws and hold your throat.

Chu Yunsheng was devoting himself to sorting the garbage of civil and military officials, when an official suddenly came out and said, "Your Majesty, we have had a border dispute between the Great Jin and the Great Zhou for several years. In recent years, it has been especially fierce, with frequent wars In addition, there have been frequent natural disasters in recent years, and many counties and counties in the south of the Yangtze River have lost their crops... Such frequent expeditions by the imperial court have already caused complaints from the people, and every family can't get rid of it."

The veteran sighed, and his gray beard trembled slightly under his chin: "We can't fight any more, Your Majesty. The treasury is empty, the people are in dire straits, and the war is not a great victory. Such a battle cannot be fought again! The Ministry of Rites is ready to send envoys to the border to discuss peace , Da Zhou is also very sincere, and would like the prince to come and sign the treaty, and it will arrive in ten days..."

Chu Yunsheng listened, and glanced at Lu Fenglou on the dragon chair, and sure enough, he saw Lu Fenglou's gloomy face.

It is a bit ridiculous and funny for a dignified king of a country not to know that he is going to negotiate peace with the enemy until the peace envoys are almost here.But everyone took it for granted.

However, Chu Yunsheng's original body knew about the peace negotiation, and there was even his approval in it.And the secret letter sent by Chu Yunsheng last night was also related to this.

The old minister babbled about the suffering brought by the war to the people, as if he was chanting scriptures endlessly, with tears in his old eyes, as if he could empathize with him.

Another official echoed: "Your Majesty, what Lord Zhai said is true. The war continues, and the people suffer after all. Besides, we didn't get any advantage in this battle, so we might as well not fight."

"That's right, Your Majesty. It's just a dispute over the cities along the West River. There's no need to waste people and money. Those cities are desolate, and there's nothing to grow on the side of the West River. What's the use of taking them back? Give them the favor of Da Zhou! Let's use this to take advantage of the contract..."

"What the adults said is very true!"

"Your Majesty, the people in the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River, and those unscrupulous refugees in Xihe, you have to distinguish which is more important! Why should we use the rice and grain of our good people to exchange the lives of those unscrupulous people! "

"Your Majesty, loyal words are harsh..."

Lu Fenglou clearly hadn't said a word yet, but all the ministers in the court tried to persuade him as if he was a faint king who disregarded the people and used military force.

Chu Yunsheng sat on the chair, watching the one-man show with cold eyes, holding a tea bowl, without saying a word.

He wanted to see what Lu Fenglou would do.

And just when these officials were speaking impassionedly, Lu Fenglou's voice was neither high nor low, and it was neither loud nor heavy, and it came down from a high place, suppressing the hustle and bustle in the Tai Chi Hall.

"I know about the peace talks. Then I dare to ask you dear ministers, after the war is over and the city is cut off, how can you help the people in the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains that you cherish?"

Lu Fenglou's expression was covered by the crown, which made it hard to see clearly, but his voice was still flat and casual, as if he was just asking a casual question.

"The south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains are rich, what needs relief?" a minister said.

Lu Fenglou smiled: "Just now, Lord Zhai also said that natural disasters have occurred frequently in the past two years. Jiangnan and the Central Plains have suffered severe disasters, and there is no harvest. Why is there no need for relief? Zhe Zizhen in the past few months Look, the Central Plains has been raining continuously, and the Yu River has burst its embankment, flooding tens of thousands of mu of fertile land. There is a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people are complaining..."

"A few days ago, didn't you hear that refugees from the Central Plains rushed into Lucheng, the companion capital? Since external troubles cannot be fixed, internal troubles must be dealt with. What do you think?"

These words can be regarded as avoiding the edge, quite skillful.But the ministers obviously didn't buy it.

The Lord Zhai who spoke at the beginning changed his face on the spot, and said angrily, "How can your Majesty compare the refugees with other common people? The refugees have no homes and no food, and they have committed all kinds of crimes because of stuttering. They are no different from animals! That in Lucheng It is a joke that a group of refugees intended to let the guard of Lucheng open a granary to release grain! Fortunately, the guard was determined and shot those animals on the spot, otherwise Lucheng's granary would be lost..."

Lu Fenglou's eyes turned cold: "The officials in Lucheng have already withdrawn, and the idea of ​​accompanying the capital will also be cancelled. What's the use of keeping tens of thousands of catties of granaries? Besides, there are only a hundred refugees in total..."

Lord Zhai glanced at Chu Yunsheng in front of him with a troubled face, and said, "Your Majesty, Lucheng is the hometown of the Regent."

The whispered discussion in the hall suddenly stopped and fell silent.

Master Zhai continued confidently, "Besides, the New Year's Eve is coming soon, the palace expenses are huge, and the officials in the capital have to come and go. These are all expenses. And where does the expense come from? That's the common people."

"After the next year, it will be the regent's birthday ceremony, so we still have to make a big deal. Your Majesty, the old minister is in charge of the household department, but he is not a hen that can lay golden eggs. The treasury is empty and the expenses are too high. If everything needs to be covered, the old minister is also helpless... "

It was the first time that Chu Yunsheng was a little moved when he met a person who would squeeze the people, search for their fat and people's ointment, who was so forced and helpless, and who was so fresh and white.

Of course, the most important thing is that the blame thrown by the old lady Bai Lian was still squarely placed on Chu Yunsheng's head.

The title of Prince Regent does carry the influence of power.As soon as Master Zhai spoke out his reasons, none of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty dared to refute.Some people praised the general guard of Lucheng as a great talent, and he acted decisively to avoid the disaster of chaos in the city.

Refugees may be scary, but more are indeed salvageable.

Chu Yunsheng was only a few steps away from Lu Fenglou, and he could clearly see the bulging veins on the back of Lu Fenglou's hands and the flash of forbearance in his eyes.

The Tai Chi Hall fell into an eerie silence.

Mr. Zhai looked around, but no one responded to him, and the regent didn't look at him approvingly, so he lost his enthusiasm a little bit, and stood back in the queue of civil servants with drooping eyelids.

And at this moment, a voice suddenly came from among the generals: "Since the war is mentioned... Your Majesty, I have something to say."

When Chu Yunsheng turned his head, he saw a young general with a high nose, deep eyes and a stern face walking out of the queue.

Coincidentally, this person is Gong, Bei Hanfeng, the main character in the original plot.

According to the progress of the plot, Bei Hanfeng should have met Mu Qingjia.

Lu Fenglou said: "General Bei, but it's okay to say."

Bei Hanfeng looked expressionless, glanced at Chu Yunsheng, and said, "Your Majesty, the army has returned from an expedition for two days. Since it is necessary to negotiate a peace, there must be no need to train troops in the near future. The tiger talisman that commands the troops..."

He didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone understood them, and their eyes changed in unison, either explicitly or secretly, sweeping towards Chu Yunsheng and Lu Fenglou.

The regent led the army to go out, holding the tiger charm.Although the relationship with the emperor has become more and more tense over the years, every time the class teacher returns to the court, he will still take the initiative to hand over the tiger talisman.But this time, it's been a long time in court, and the regent doesn't seem to have the slightest intention to return the tiger amulet, could it be——

The eyes of civil and military officials all concealed different emotions, they looked at each other and exchanged glances.

Chu Yunsheng also noticed the gazes and speculations gathered on him, but he had already decided what to do, so he didn't care what other people said or saw.

He didn't look at Lu Fenglou, but raised his eyelids and glanced back: "Why, General Bei wants this tiger talisman?"

Bei Hanfeng immediately said: "The last general dare not."

Chu Yunsheng didn't take advantage of the situation and offered to return the Tiger Talisman as usual, but raised the corners of his lips coldly, and smiled: "It's good if you don't dare."

"Training soldiers should not be neglected for a day. The king will keep this tiger talisman first, and train the soldiers. I think His Majesty will not mind."

He raised his eyes and looked at Lu Fenglou on the dragon chair.

Across the shadow of Mian Yan, Lu Fenglou smiled slightly at Chu Yunsheng: "Of course not. I... can trust the teacher."

But before the words were finished, a voice suddenly pierced out in the hall: "In ancient times, when the Marshal returned from victory, there was no one who refused to return his military power! Today, the regent is unwilling to return the Tiger Talisman, using the excuse of military training, but is it to confirm the rumors among the people? "

"My lord, please return the Tiger Talisman!"

When Chu Yunsheng turned his head, he saw expressions on the faces of all civil and military officials, as well as some officials belonging to aristocratic families, all of them staring at this stunned young man with dull expressions.

"What if the king doesn't return it?" Chu Yunsheng looked directly at the angry minister.

Stunned head Qing pouted his neck and said: "The minister will hit the post here, admonish the Holy Majesty with blood, and eradicate the traitor!"

Chu Yunsheng frowned slightly, and before he could speak, he heard Lu Fenglou sneer suddenly, and said in a casual tone: "I'm talking to the regent, what's the matter with you? If you want to bump into a pillar, hit it, hit it hard... I I still think the pillars of this Tai Chi Hall are not red enough."

Lengtouqing was filled with grief and indignation, plopped down on his knees: "Your Majesty!"

Lu Fenglou said: "Don't bump into it? Then take it down and chop..."

"Come on."

Chu Yunsheng interrupted Lu Fenglou's voice, and two guards outside the Taiji Hall came in quickly after hearing the words, Chu Yunsheng glanced at the minister: "Slow down, shut up in the prison."

He looked at Lu Fenglou, whose expression was difficult to distinguish: "Your Majesty, it's just a stupefied young man, why bother about it?"

Lu Fenglou was silent for a moment, then slowly laughed: "What the teacher said is true."

A messy court meeting ended anticlimactically like this.

After the court meeting was over, Chu Yunsheng ignored those who came up who were tempting or flattering, left the palace, and returned to the Prince Regent's Palace in a carriage.

In the palace, Di Yan, the most loyal confidant to Chu Yunsheng, handed a secret letter to Chu Yunsheng, and at the same time said in a low voice: "My lord, the stunned young man in the court should belong to the family, the attitude of the family... "

Chu Yunsheng interrupted him: "He is not from the family."

Di Yan was taken aback.

Chu Yunsheng didn't explain, but changed his mouth and said: "The house in the west courtyard is full of Yingying Yanyan, and they all found a good family, so let's send them away."

Di Yan was a little confused: "Although the prince has never met those people, they are concubines of the prince in name, and they are sent away suddenly... and the prince, about the matter in the letter last night, you are to the emperor..."

"This king wants to raise a wolf."

Chu Yunsheng said indifferently: "But this king not only wants to raise this wolf. This king also wants to teach this wolf how to survive, how to hunt, how to raise itself, and how to raise the whole pack of wolves."

Chu Yunsheng glanced at Di Yan: "Don't worry about the rumors outside, but in the future, no more talk about the Zen throne is allowed in the mansion. This king is a loyal person who loves the country and the king."

Di Yan was confused when he heard this, and when he looked at his prince, he always felt that something had changed, but when he looked closely, it seemed that nothing had changed, he was still so cold and clean, neither happy nor angry.

In addition, shouldn't it be loyal to the emperor and patriotic?Loyalty to the country and love to the king, what do you say...